2023
US and Baltic States sign bilateral 5-year roadmaps for defense cooperation
Dr. Celeste Wallander, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, hosted a triple signing ceremony on December 15 for ...
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles sells more trucks to Austrian Army valued over €300 million
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) has just scored another significant sales success in Austria, winning a request for tenders for a further ...
Sweden and Danemark to supply more CV90 combat vehicles to Ukraine
On 18 December, Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson travelled to Copenhagen for talks with Danish Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen. Matt...
Japan’s Defense budget to reach unprecedented amount of $54 Bn in 2024
Japan is in the process of finalizing plans to allocate an unprecedented defense budget of ¥7.7 trillion ($54 billion) for the fiscal year 2024, Th...
Greek company EODH to supply KMW with protection parts for Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Savvas D. Vlassis reports that the Greek company EODH has recently entered into a fresh contract, continuing its longstanding collaboration with le...
Ukrainian artillery support gets a boost from BAE Systems and AMS collaboration
During their visit to Kyiv, two companies officially inked an agreement that empowers them to directly offer specialized artillery systems support ...
Spain finalizes acquisition of Israeli PULS MLRS
The Spanish Ministry of Defense has completed a contract worth nearly 700 million euros with a temporary business consortium including Escribano Me...
Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with more 155mm artillery ammunition under Bundeswehr framework agreement
The Bundeswehr (German army) has again called off 155 mm artillery ammunition from Rheinmetall under the framework agreement. Rheinmetall has been ...
India successfully tests Akash missile in exercise Astrashakti 2023
India has recently achieved a milestone in the development of its air defense capabilities with the successful demonstration of its Akash missile s...
Zimbabwe receives Chinese PTL-02 6x6 assault gun tank destroyer armored vehicle
On December 13, 2023, Zimbabwe received a batch of military equipment from China, valued at approximately 28 million U.S. dollars, as part of its e...
Estonia receives 6 K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers
On December 16, 2023, the Estonian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the delivery of an additional batch of six K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled h...
Company KNDS and Germany team up to supply Ukraine with Artillery Ammunition
On December 14, 2023, the German Defense Minister announced that a framework agreement was authorized with KNDS, a munitions manufacturer comp...